Despite only making up 13 per cent of London’s population, black Londoners represent 61 per cent knife murder perpetrators and 45 per cent knife murder victims. Don’t make the mistake of assuming that if you’re not black, you’re not affected; this murder epidemic affects us all, especially our young Londoners.
Evidence shows that the Mayor’s strategies have failed in this area. The Mayor always talks about how much he has spent, yet ignores the lack of results.
London’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) has cost approximately £20 million or more annually since 2020, meaning we have spent nearly £62 million to date on a unit that is nearly impossible to scrutinise. The VRU say they believe violence is preventable, but not inevitable, however since its inception in 2018, youth homicide is at record levels.
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